Project Highlights
Rice and Wheat are double cropped in Punjab with a very limited window time between sowing the two crops. This limited time availability has led to Rice Stubble being burned over millions of acres prior to the planting of the next crop, i.e. wheat, resulting in environmental damage to surrounding areas of Punjab .This project attempts to reduce the environmental hazard caused due to the practice of burning the Rice stubble by adopting State of the Art technology and machinery adapting scientific storage and disposal of the Rice stubble.
The highlights of the project are:-
Bio-CNG production from raw biogas through Anaerobic UGR technology using Paddy Straw as feedstock.
Scheduled Project Commencement: May 2021.
Scheduled Project Commissioning: April 2023.
Completely GREEN PROJECT as there is expected to be zero discharge from the process.
The plants are based on the concept of VOLARIZATION.
The solid biomass, after gasification, will be utilized for silica extraction. The Silica so obtained will be above 99.5% purity and will be utilized in the Tyre industry, catalyst preparation and other various Industrial applications.
Considerable quantity of CO2 generated from the process will be utilized for Dry Ice production and also for supplies to carbonated Drinks manufactures of required purity levels.
Further, CO2 will be used as a medium for Silica extraction from the residual solid biomass after gasification.
In a later phase of implementation CO2 is proposed to be used to serve as refrigerant for cold chains which are proposed to be set up in future, in collaboration with an internationally proven technology, thus reducing the GWP (GLOBAL WARMINING POTENTIAL) and ODP (OZONE DEPLETING POTENTIAL) of ZERO.
The aim is to phase out the use of harmful HFC as the refrigerants. The normal refrigerant R22 currently used for the refrigeration are 2000 times more GWP than the CO2 (R744) as refrigerant agent. The farmers near the plant will be encouraged to go for green houses and utilize the CO2 for the storage of their produce resulting in better revenues to the farmer. The demonstrative Green house will be part of the project.
The required quantity of Rice stubble by the plant for the entire year shall be achieved by adapting an efficient extraction and collection process utilizing state of the Art machinery, and stored in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. The aim is to adopt the cultivation area around the plants and ensure 100% collection of paddy straw in the area, thus eliminating the practice of burning the paddy straw in the area.